1. What did the men at the Constitutional Convention agree about?
- they needed a stronger national government
- they needed to eliminate the Articles of Confederation
- separation of powers
2. What did the men at the Constitutional Convention disagree about?
-How many representatives should each state have in the national government?
-How much power should the national government be given?
3. How many states were needed for ratification?
-Nine states were needed for ratification.
4. Why did James Madison want representation based on population?
-James Madison wanted representation based on population because he was from the state of Virginia, which had a large population, and then would in turn have more power in the government.
5. Why did William Patterson want equal representation for each state?
-William Patterson wanted equal representation for each state because he was from New Jersey, a smaller state, and then everyone would each have equal power and the smaller states could then band together to overpower the larder states..
6. How is the President elected?
-The President is elected through the electoral collage which is made up of many people representing their state's
votes. The number of representatives each state can have is based on the state's population.
7. Why did the Federalists support a strong national government?
-Federalists supported a strong national government because theybelieved individual states would not be able to protect themselves from foreign nations. They also believed a central govrenment would provide protection,
maintain order, regulate trade, make sure American money kept it's vaule, and protect the rights of citizens.
8. Why did Anti-Federalists not agree with a strong national government?
-The Anti-Federalists did not agree with a strong national government because they feared a strong central govrenment would not protect people's liberties, the "necessary and proper" clause was too general, there was no Bill of Rights and would not be a government by the people because it was to
far away from the people.
9. What needed to be added to the Constitution for it to be ratified?
-A Bill of Rights needed to be added to the Constitution for it to be ratified so some Anti-Federalists would support the Constitution.
10. What are the six goals of the Preamble?
-The six goals of the Preabmle are-
-To form a more perfect union
-To provide for the common defense
-To establish justice
-To promote the general welfare
-To insure domestic tranquillity
-To secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity
11. What do the 7 Articles do?
The seven articles organized the legislative branch, the executive branch, the judicial branch, and the states and it also listed their powers.It gave guidlines on how to change the Constitution and it also made sure everyone knew the Constitution was the supreme law of the land and no state could violate it. 1- The Legislative Branch
2- The Executive Branch
3- The Judicial Branch
4- The States
5- Amending the Constitution
6- The Supremecy of the Constitution
7- Ratification
12. What are the concurrent powers?
The Concurrent powers are powers shared by the federal and state governments.
-taxation
-electing representatives
-enforce laws
-borrowing money
-protecting the people
-establishing courts
-building roads
13. What are the checks the judicial branch has on the executive? legislative?
The checks the judicial has on the executive branch arethey may interpret treaties and may declare executive acts as unconstitutional. The judicial branch can also interpret laws and declare them unconstitutional.
14. What are the checks the executive branch has on the judicial? legislative?
The executive branch can appoint federal judges and veto acts of Congress and call them into special sessions.
15. What are the checks the legislative branch has on the executive? judicial?
The legislative branch can impeach federal judges, override a presidential veto, approves appointment of judges, approves treaties, and may impeach the President.
16. What three things limit the power of the national government?
Checks and balances, the seperation of powers, and federalism limit the power of the national government.
Essays: Choose 1
1. Did the Great Compromise reflect the idea of government by the people? Why or why not? - The people elect representatives to the House of Representatives in the Legislative Branch.
- The people vote in each state, and the electoral college chooses the president.
2. What did the "necessary and proper" clause do, and why did Anti-Federalists fear the "necessary and proper" clause? What was their solution to it? How did this solve the problem? - It gave the government flexibity to do what is necessary and proper to carry out its work.
- The clause was easily interpreted. The government could say anything it did was necessary and proper.
- The Bill of Rights made sure individual freedoms were protected.
- Therefore, the government could not say it was necessary or proper to take them away.
- they needed to eliminate the Articles of Confederation
- separation of powers
-How much power should the national government be given?
votes. The number of representatives each state can have is based on the state's population.
maintain order, regulate trade, make sure American money kept it's vaule, and protect the rights of citizens.
far away from the people.
-To form a more perfect union
-To provide for the common defense
-To establish justice
-To promote the general welfare
-To insure domestic tranquillity
-To secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity
1- The Legislative Branch
2- The Executive Branch
3- The Judicial Branch
4- The States
5- Amending the Constitution
6- The Supremecy of the Constitution
7- Ratification
-taxation
-electing representatives
-enforce laws
-borrowing money
-protecting the people
-establishing courts
-building roads
1. Did the Great Compromise reflect the idea of government by the people? Why or why not?
- The people elect representatives to the House of Representatives in the Legislative Branch.
- The people vote in each state, and the electoral college chooses the president.
2. What did the "necessary and proper" clause do, and why did Anti-Federalists fear the "necessary and proper" clause? What was their solution to it? How did this solve the problem?
- It gave the government flexibity to do what is necessary and proper to carry out its work.
- The clause was easily interpreted. The government could say anything it did was necessary and proper.
- The Bill of Rights made sure individual freedoms were protected.
- Therefore, the government could not say it was necessary or proper to take them away.